Fluid flow deflector

ABSTRACT

Detailed are fluid flow deflectors principally for use with sweep tail hoses of automatic swimming pool cleaners. The deflectors do not function principally on gravitational forces and need not necessarily employ flexible components or attachments for purposes of effecting deflection. Instead, the deflectors may be rigid and continually position a fixed obstacle in a central portion of a fluid stream. Perforations in a rigid wall, moreover, draw fluid into the deflectors, creating a greater volume of exiting stream when an associated pool cleaner is underwater.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fluid flow deflector, showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of the fluid flow deflector of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is another side view of the fluid flow deflector of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is an end view of the fluid flow deflector of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is another end view of the fluid flow deflector of FIG. 1. 

CLAIM The ornamental design for a fluid flow deflector, as shown and described. 